It was a beautiful evening of remembrance, celebration, and community support on Friday, June 27th, as Windom came together for the annual Striking Out Cancer event held once again at Island Park. According to coordinator Mary Theesfeld, this year’s event was a heartfelt success. The Windom Pirates notched a win on the field, while the community scored a major victory in the fight against cancer, raising $11,941.75 for the American Cancer Society. Thirty cancer survivors were honored during the evening, with over 320 luminaria bags lighting a pathway of hope. The word HOPE itself glowed brightly, reminding everyone of the importance of never giving up the fight to find a cure. According to Theesfeld, the community showed strong support with 145 people enjoying the meal, dozens more bought t-shirts, drawing tickets, or luminaria bags, and many treated themselves to root beer floats from A&W or made purchases at Scooters, with proceeds supporting the cause. The evening was filled with family fun too, thanks to kids’ games organized by Halle Jackson, Hadley Sammons, and Eli Rothenberger, and appearances by Rooty Bear and the Windom Pirates, adding energy and excitement to the park. Theesfeld on behalf of the committee expressed deep gratitude to sponsors, donors, and volunteers especially Dave Fjeld, Mike Jackson, Jim and Joni Garrison, and everyone who helped with setup, teardown, and running event stations. Theesfeld stated while the planning team may be small, their message is big: if you have a passion for curing cancer, they welcome your help for next year’s event.
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Are you getting excited for all the County Fairs that have begun and are about to be? I can’t wait for the fun and the atmosphere that you find ONLY at a County Fair and seeing all the 4-H participants shine and the community involvement rank right up there with my favorite parts BUT I’d be lying if I didn’t say the food is the icing on the cake! I see Cottonwood County 4-H Food Stand has posted their menus and hours! EVERY DAY from 7:30am-10am There are Breakfast, Noon and Evening Meals! Let’s get ready to EAT!!! You can find their menu on our website at windomradio.com under Local Headline News. Cottonwood County Fair begins August 6th!
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The Windom Area Health Governing Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 28th at 5:30 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at Windom Area Health.
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The Windom Area School Board will hold a work session on Monday July 28th at 6:30pm at Windom City Hall in Council Chambers. The meeting can be viewed in person or Live at Media SB22on YouTube.
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It’s been a recovery week… I had a blast with all my grandkids this past week. How fortunate are people that live so close to their littles! It is a dream that I hope becomes a reality before they grow too big! I am reminiscing because I see that today is National Merry-Go-Round Day. It was just last weekend that we were twirling around and around and around on the Giraffe, Zebra, Eagle and Horse. Oh the memories!!! It is also one of my favorite National Days because today is talk in an Elevator Day… Yep it is hilarious when you get in an elevator, and everyone is PRETENDING that you aren’t in the same little box going up or down. I LOVE starting conversations in the elevator! It is as awkward as anything, but it is hilarious! Try it… It’s International Red Shoes Day too… I WISH I still had my old red converse high tops… FAVORITE pair of shoes EVER!!!